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Kazuhiro Kobayashi
InvestorHead of Japan at Sozo Ventures
Tokyo
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kobayashi joined Sozo Ventures in April 2017 and serves as the firm's Head of Japan, helping portfolio companies develop business opportunities in Japan and other markets. He studied electronic computing and computer science and electronics engineering technology at Devry University, and previously worked at NCR in consulting sales for retail and at IT Frontier, a Mitsubishi Corporation and IBM Japan joint venture, where he built SAP R/3 infrastructure outsourcing services. He also founded a collective of Japanese ramen restaurants in China before returning to Japan to work in IT system design and consulting.
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- Who is Kazuhiro Kobayashi?
- Kazuhiro "Kazu" Kobayashi joined Sozo Ventures in April 2017 and serves as the firm's Head of Japan, helping portfolio companies develop business opportunities in Japan and other markets. He studied electronic computing and computer science and electronics engineering technology at Devry University, and previously worked at NCR in consulting sales for retail and at IT Frontier, a Mitsubishi Corporation and IBM Japan joint venture, where he built SAP R/3 infrastructure outsourcing services. He also founded a collective of Japanese ramen restaurants in China before returning to Japan to work in IT system design and consulting.
- Where does Kazuhiro Kobayashi work?
- Kazuhiro Kobayashi is Head of Japan at Sozo Ventures.
- What check size does Kazuhiro Kobayashi write?
- Kazuhiro Kobayashi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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